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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Mad Scientist
1-0 95.42
108.47
 
VS
proj
The Placebo Arm
87.26 0-1
102.07

The Mad Scientist manage to knock off The Placebo Arm 95.42-87.26

Both teams fell short of projections, but The Mad Scientist did enough to take down The Placebo Arm. Predicted to come out on top by a score of 108.47-102.07, The Mad Scientist secured a 95.42-87.26 victory over The Placebo Arm. The Mad Scientist never trailed in this one after nabbing an 11.82-point lead on Thursday behind Deshaun Watson (21.82 points). Davante Adams (14 Rec, 156 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Ben Roethlisberger (229 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) led the charge for The Placebo Arm in the loss. The Mad Scientist (1-0) will look to notch another win against DeKaylin Zecharius, while The Placebo Arm (0-1) will attempt to get back on track against An Easy W.

Matchup Timeline

  The Mad Scientist   The Placebo Arm

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Ravens defense (6 Pts Allowed, 306 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 15 points against the Browns in Week 1. Their scoring output was 68.2% more than their 8.92-point projection. The Ravens defense ranks #58 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 95.42
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
21.82
22.29
22.9%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
17.8
10.6
18.7%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
15
8.92
15.7%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
12.5
13.2
13.1%
The Placebo Arm
Points
% of total points 87.26
1
Davante Adams
WR
27.6
12.75
31.6%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
22.06
19.33
25.3%
3
Harrison Butker
K
10
10.58
11.5%
4
DJ Moore
WR
5.4
10.41
6.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, The Mad Scientist became the proud owner of an 81.22-48.20 lead. For The Mad Scientist, Marquise Brown had a 47-yard catch. Davante Adams made the highlight reel for The Placebo Arm with a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch.

Points By Position

  The Mad Scientist   The Placebo Arm

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starters on The Mad Scientist scored more than their point projections.
The Placebo Arm had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Davante Adams and Ben Roethlisberger both outscored Deshaun Watson, the leading scorer for The Mad Scientist.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 8.16-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did The Mad Scientist get the win, but they also covered the 6.4-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Davante Adams recorded 27.6 points, the best overall score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

The Mad Scientist
Earning the win is most important, The Mad Scientist, but we also know of one spot where we should improve as a team... our wide receivers were significantly outmatched this past week. Held back by Michael Thomas (17 total yards, no TDs) and Odell Beckham Jr. (22 yards, no TDs), our three WRs combined for just 14 points in Week 1. The starting wideouts for The Placebo Arm showed us how it's supposed to be done by putting up a score of 36.9. We need to sweet-talk the offensive coordinator to get some more targets in Week 2!
The Placebo Arm
With four catches on just five targets this past week, the starting RBs for The Placebo Arm clearly need to investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the cold shoulder.